When was the last time you wish your dress size would change? Or you could get rid of those extra 10 pounds? Or your ears weren’t so big? Or your hair wasn’t so frizzy? Or your …
We’ve all done it. We wish for things we don’t have and probably will never be able to achieve. We put our future happiness on the concept of getting there when we find something that is “missing” in our lives.
But what if it wasn’t “missing” at all? What if we simply had to change the way we look at things?
Happiness doesn’t happen when we suddenly get something. Happiness comes when we fall in love with who we are. It takes practice, but some things can help you create your own unconditional happiness right now.
Change Your Morning Routine
Are you the “get out of bed and run” type? It’s full force ahead from the moment you rise. No matter if it’s sprinting to work or several miles down the road, a high energy start to your day can leave you stressed and filled with anxiety. This can transfer to the way you feel about work, relationships, food, and everything else in your busy day. Instead, start your day out peacefully with a walk around the block. This stress-free, peaceful start to your day will help contribute to a new sense of awareness about your place in the world, and will help you focus completely on the most important things in your day.
Reduce Your Surfing
Nope, I’m not talking about grabbing your board and heading to the beach. I’m talking about the amount of time your digital device is in your hand. Do you check Facebook as you rise for the day? Is it the last thing you read before you close your eyes? Do you read the umpteen articles on just about everything: from what you should wear to what you should eat as you travel through your day? Those images can add up to feeling overwhelmed in a not so balanced way. These images downgrade our self-worth and make us think negatively about our lives and our health. Because we’re never skinny enough, healthy enough, or beautiful enough looking through the eyes of what’s happening on social media accounts. If you reduce the amount of time you spend staring at a screen and step away for a bit, you’ll see your attitude change.
Eat Intuitively
Your body knows what it needs. That’s what triggers cravings. Your taste buds and hunger signals are a crucial part of developing self-trust. Instead of eating just to eat, listen to what your body is saying. Trust your instincts when your body tells you it really doesn’t need a second serving or a dessert with every meal. A lot of what fills our days is emotional eating. When you start listening to what your body truly wants, you’ll find your eating patterns and your health improving right along with it.
Dress For The Body You Have
How many dresses do you have hanging in the back of your closet hoping to fit in them again someday? Do you have slim pants you love but haven’t been in for months? It’s time to pull them out of your closet once and for all. Clothes that don’t fit are constant reminders that you aren’t “good” enough. That you’ll be better if you are somebody else. It’s a constant reminder that you need to change. And that isn’t a way to love who you are today.
Respect Those Around You Too
How can you respect you unless you respect those around you too? It’s time we quit assigning labels and looking at the way everyone around us needs to change. Fat-shaming or skinny-shaming, it’s all the same. If you find flaws in others, it means you have a standard engrained in your mind that is most likely unachievable.